Plantation Middle School is a middle school

Middle school

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 located in Plantation

Plantation, Florida

Plantation is the name of the following places in the U.S. state of Florida:*Plantation, Florida, a city in Broward County; the largest of the places named "Plantation" in Florida*Plantation, Sarasota County, Florida, a census-designated place...

, Broward County

Broward County, Florida

-2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...

, Florida

Florida

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 at 6600 West Sunrise Boulevard. Construction of the school began in 1968 and the school was officially opened in 1970. The principal is Mrs. Patricia Hague, Ed.D. It has been labeled a "B" school by the Florida Department of Education for the 2008-09 school year. This is an improvement from the "C" they received the previous year

Extracurricular Programs

The athletic teams known as the "Patriots" are headed by Mr. Cedrick C. Maddox. Plantation Middle has a Basketball

Basketball

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, Soccer, Baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, Track

Track and field

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, Volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, and Flag Football

Flag football

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 team. In spring 2005 the Flag Football Team was the Regional Champions.They also have cheerleading

Cheerleading

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 and a band

School band

A school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. A concert band is usually under the direction of one or more conductors...

 program. Besides the primary band Plantation Middle School's band program includes a jazz band, and a beginner band, which is exclusive to first-year band students. The band director and conductor is Ms. Kathleen Crotty. The active clubs the school has includes National Junior Honor Society, The PC Explorers Club, the Math Club, Human Relations Council, Yearbook

Yearbook

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 Club, and Student Government

Government

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 Association. They also have many other clubs, which are available to see at the school's website.

School Standards and Curriculum

Plantation Middle School's mission statement is "We, the members of the Plantation Middle School Community, are committed to ensuring that all students receive a quality education, within a safe and secure learning environment." It's uniform policy is to wear Red, White, Blue or Plantation Middle School spirit shirts. The four required academic classes are Science

Science

Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...

, Social Studies

Social studies

Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...

, Mathematics

Mathematics

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 and Language Arts

Language arts

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. They also have many electives including Literary Arts or Advanced Communications Skills (ACS), which is a magnet program that is unique to the school.

Awards

• Plantation Middle won the five star school award from the 1999 to 2006 school years.
• Plantation Middle won the Golden school award from the 1999 to 2006 school years.
• Plantation Middle won the "A" school award in the 2005/2006 school year.